We slip ‘n fall into Bong Joon Ho’s “The Host” and discuss:

• Monster origin story;
• Everyone’s a moron;
• Directing and editing, match cuts;
• and other such stuff and things and stuff.

“We need to tell each other our stories. We need to show that everyone — our neighbors, our families, our community leaders — everyone we know is touched by corruption.“ – Jennifer Lawrence

Notes & References:
US Military dumps formaldehyde into Han River (NYT)
“Once” Pestle episode
When/why was Korea divided into the North and South? (History.com)

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